Basilica di Santa Croce, Firenze

Firenze skyline from Piazzale Michelangelo

Florentine sandwich not for vegetarians or picky eaters

On Via Dante Alighieri, Firenze

Chinotto is an Italian soft drink; simliar to cola but herbal

An atheist, an agnostic and a "raised Catholic" walk into The Pantheon . . .

We attended an uncrowded mass and thoroughly enjoyed seeing the Pantheon from a chair while listening to the sermon, prayers, and choir in Italian.

This is what it looks like outside if you choose to buy a ticket.

Rome's most famous "talking statue" in Piazza Pasquino. Read more about these ancient bulletin boards:
https://www.turismoroma.it/en/places/pasquino

At the 16th century Palazzo [Federico] Zuccari, Rome

Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome was originally built as a massive mausolem for Hadrian in the 2nd century A.D. It had lots of different lives after that!
https://castelsantangelorome.com/

The Colosseum, Rome

Spanish Steps, Rome

The Forum, Rome

Egyptian Anubis in a toga!
Vatican Museums, Rome

"Diluvium" is a temporary installation at the Vatican Library by artist JR. It measures 70m wide x 30 m high

Double helix staircase designed by Giuseppe Momo in 1932
Vatican Museums, Rome

Etruscan bronze horse bit from the Late Geometric period (750-725 B.C.)
Vatican Museums, Rome

Basilica Papale di San Pietro, Rome